-és

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Suffix

-és (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esa, masculine plural -esos, feminine plural -eses)

1. (Valencia) Alternative spelling of -ès (“-ese”)

Suffix

-és m (noun-forming suffix, plural -esos, feminine -esa)

1. (Valencia) Alternative spelling of -ès (“-ese”)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-és

1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun. It may refer to a thing involved in the action or to the action itself.

   ‎fizet (“to pay”) + ‎-és → ‎fizetés (“salary”)

   ‎kér (“to request”) + ‎-és → ‎kérés (“request”)

Usage notes

• (noun-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ás is added to back vowel words

  -és is added to front vowel words

• See detailed usage notes under -ás.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ēnsis. Doublet of -ense, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈes/
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: -és

Suffix

-és (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -esa, masculine plural -eses, feminine plural -esas)
-és m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eses, feminine -esa, feminine plural -esas)

1. forms nouns and adjectives of nationality: -ish, -an

   ‎Holanda (“Holland, the Netherlands”) + ‎-és → ‎holandés (“Dutch”)

   ‎Francia (“France”) + ‎-és → ‎francés (“French”)

Related terms

Further reading

• “-és”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014